LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Q4 FY2021 earnings: revenue $12.8 billion, up 61.6% on the year

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) reported revenue of $12.8 billion for Q4 FY2021, the quarter ended 31 December 2021, up 61.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $726 million, down 15.1% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.18. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 24 February 2022.

Revenue

$12.8 billion

+61.6% on the year · +1.0% on the quarter

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

Operating margin

7.1%

11.3% a year earlier

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

Net income

$726 million

-15.1% on the year · -58.8% on the quarter

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

Diluted EPS

$2.18

-14.5% on the year · -58.5% on the quarter

Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q4 FY2021	Q3 FY2021	Q4 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	12,830	12,700	7,937	+1.0%	+61.6%
Cost of revenue	10,934	n/a	n/a
Gross profit	1,896	n/a	n/a
Gross margin	14.8%	n/a	n/a
Research and development	33.0	n/a	n/a
Selling, general and administrative	328	n/a	n/a
Operating income	911	2,248	893	-59.5%	+2.0%
Operating margin	7.1%	17.7%	11.3%
Interest expense	153	n/a	n/a
Pre-tax income	866	n/a	n/a
Income tax	135	n/a	n/a
Effective tax rate	15.6%	n/a	n/a
Net income	726	1,762	855	-58.8%	-15.1%
Net margin	5.7%	n/a	n/a
Diluted EPS	$2.18	$5.25	$2.55	-58.5%	-14.5%

$ million except per share.

Fourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q4 FY2021	Q3 FY2021	Q4 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	3,079	n/a	n/a
Capital expenditure	674	n/a	n/a
Free cash flow	2,405	n/a	n/a
Free cash flow margin	18.7%	n/a	n/a
Cash from investing	-705	n/a	n/a
Cash from financing	-2,758	n/a	n/a
Depreciation and amortisation	377	351	329	+7.4%	+14.6%
Share-based compensation	16.0	n/a	n/a
Buybacks	385	n/a	n/a
Dividends paid	376	n/a	n/a
Diluted shares, weighted	332m	n/a	n/a
Shares outstanding at period end	330m	334m	334m	-1.2%	-1.3%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q4 FY2021	Q3 FY2021	Q4 FY2020	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	11,858	11,800	7,971	+0.5%	+48.8%
Non-controlling interest	14.0	n/a	n/a
Redeemable equity	116	n/a	n/a
Debt	11,614	13,516	15,957	-14.1%	-27.2%
Operating lease liabilities	1,649	n/a	n/a
Other liabilities	11,491	n/a	n/a
Total liabilities and equity	36,742	n/a	n/a
Fixed assets	14,556	n/a	n/a
Goodwill	1,875	n/a	n/a
Intangible assets	695	n/a	n/a
Investments	438	n/a	n/a
Cash and equivalents	1,472	1,893	1,763	-22.2%	-16.5%
Receivables	4,565	n/a	n/a
Inventory	4,901	n/a	n/a
Other assets	8,240	n/a	n/a
Total assets	36,742	n/a	n/a

Questions

What was LyondellBasell Industries' revenue in Q4 FY2021?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported revenue of $12.8 billion for Q4 FY2021, the quarter ended 31 December 2021, up 61.6% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did LyondellBasell Industries earn in Q4 FY2021?

Net income for Q4 FY2021 was $726 million, down 15.1% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.18.

When did LyondellBasell Industries report Q4 FY2021 results?

LyondellBasell Industries filed its 10-K for the year that ended with the quarter on 24 February 2022; the fourth quarter is the year less the first three.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024 †	Q2 FY2024 †	Q3 FY2024 †	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	12,830	13,157	14,838	12,250	10,206	10,247	10,306	10,625	9,929	8,304	8,678	8,604	9,497	7,677	7,658	7,727	7,091	7,197	9,177	8,499
Cost of revenue	10,934	11,136	12,267	11,088	9,356	8,864	8,868	9,177	8,940	7,200	7,244	7,303	8,747	7,128	6,871	6,821	6,756	6,496	7,139	7,003
Gross profit	1,896	2,021	2,571	1,162	850	1,383	1,438	1,448	989	1,104	1,434	1,301	750	549	787	906	335	701	2,038	1,496
Gross margin	15%	15%	17%	9%	8%	13%	14%	14%	10%	13%	17%	15%	8%	7%	10%	12%	5%	10%	22%	18%
R&D	33.0	32.0	32.0	31.0	29.0	33.0	32.0	31.0	34.0	32.0	33.0	31.0	39.0	34.0	35.0	34.0	33.0	36.0	34.0	35.0
SG&A	328	328	329	319	334	385	395	378	399	421	402	400	426	401	435	401	373	411	387	394
Operating income	911	1,661	2,141	812	487	713	1,011	1,014	315	651	999	865	-659	114	285	-731	-88.0	239	1,543	1,067
Operating margin	7%	13%	14%	7%	5%	7%	10%	10%	3%	8%	12%	10%	-7%	1%	4%	-9%	-1%	3%	17%	13%
Interest expense	153	74.0	58.0	70.0	85.0	116	115	125	121	127	120	118	116	107	118	130	132	138	138	138
Pre-tax income	866	1,637	2,023	727	389	642	905	901	179	543	1,199	777	-878	59.0	224	-856	-142	137	808	963
Tax rate	16%	19%	19%	21%	9%	26%	21%	17%	-4%	20%	21%	19%	n/a	61%	31%	n/a	n/a	-1%	29%	19%
Net income	726	1,320	1,644	572	353	474	715	747	185	473	924	573	-603	177	115	-890	-140	125	559	758
Net margin	6%	10%	11%	5%	3%	5%	7%	7%	2%	6%	11%	7%	-6%	2%	2%	-12%	-2%	2%	6%	9%
Diluted EPS	$2.18	$4.00	$4.98	$1.75	$1.07	$1.44	$2.18	$2.29	$0.56	$1.44	$2.82	$1.75	-$1.87	$0.54	$0.34	-$2.77	-$0.45	$0.38	$1.71	$2.32
Operating cash flow	3,079	1,502	1,599	1,414	1,604	482	1,290	1,666	1,504	-114	1,348	670	1,915	-579	351	983	1,507	-269	752	1,716
Capital expenditure	674	446	532	439	473	352	301	394	484	483	484	368	504	483	539	406	450	269	270	303
Free cash flow	2,405	1,056	1,067	975	1,131	130	989	1,272	1,020	-597	864	302	1,411	-1,062	-188	577	1,057	-538	482	1,413
Buybacks	385	217	45.0	158	0.0	70.0	100	41.0	0.0	0.0	75.0	42.0	78.0	110	91.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dividends paid	376	371	2,093	395	387	389	408	407	406	408	438	437	437	433	445	443	443	224	224	224
Shares outstanding	330m	328m	327m	326m	326m	325m	325m	324m	324m	325m	325m	325m	324m	323m	322m	322m	322m	323m	323m	323m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-K for the period ended 31 December 2021, filed 24 February 2022: the filing.